Tonight's entertainment - Bluebird Records

Quote from: MarsGal on February 05, 2023, 04:09:41 PMOldiesman, you come down the Northeast Extension? I lived in Bethlehem for about six years. Went by Dorney Park numerous times, but never went in. Not a fan of roller coasters. I was a merry-go-round and pony ride kind of gal.

I've never been on the Northeast Extension. The route to Dorney takes me over I-78. The only other PA toll road I've been on is route 66, when I took the wrong exit off I-70 on my way to DelGrosso's (a small amusement park near Altoona)

Rick - that was something different!  I wonder what year it was recorded?   I'll Google the Broad Street Ramblers, and see if there's any information about them? 
I just looked . . . there's lots of stuff about them.

I'm having a hard time posting today!?
https://youtu.be/8_cCkKz4dsc

I saw the local symphony orchestra do "Rhapsody in Blue" live a few years ago (as part of Fantasia live in concert - the orchestra played the score live while the movie played on a screen behind them. Lots of fun if you've never experienced a film that way). It's so much better when you hear it live.

An appropriate song for Valentine's Day. This was adapted from a German tune called "Herzen haben keine Fenster" ("Hearts have no windows"), with lyrics in English and Polish. Released in 1974, it was somewhat of a comeback hit for Vinton, becoming his first top 10 hit in 6 years and the first one to peak in the top 5 since "Mr. Lonely" in 1964. Unfortunately he was never able to duplicate this success and this was his last big hit. He did manage to crack the top 40 with "Beer Barrel Polka" later the same year but nothing else came close to the top 40 after that.

I was a Gene Pitney fan, myself.

Remember Dell Shannon?

Looks like I am a week late with this one. Footage, photes from the accident. Gosh! There wasn't much left of that plane.

I recently found out that this was written as a tribute to the trio.

MarsGal - I remember when it happened . . . a tragic event.  I always liked the song,  "American Pie".  Don't recall exactly when it was popular, but my older daughter was in 8th grade and had the 45 record - so must have been around 1972?   I remember all the speculation about the significance of the lyrics.   

The other big hit from Don McLean. The song is a tribute to artist Vincent Van Gogh.

A great tribute to a great artist. Though van Gogh was not one of my early favorites, I later came to appreciate his works the more of them I saw.

Quote from: Oldiesmann on February 10, 2023, 11:44:18 PMThe other big hit from Don McLean. The song is a tribute to artist Vincent Van Gogh.

I started this and immediately goose bumps rose on my arms, and the back of my neck tingled.  Halfway through, and the tears came.  Such a beautiful song, words and music, accompanied by the artwork.   I'm trying to remember how to copy a link to an email, so I can send this to my daughter, who loves VanGogh's work.

Tome, --- If you have a problem sending a link, let me know and I'll try to help.

Yes, please Rammel. I want to send a link for that Starry Night by Don McLean, to my daughter.  Be very succinct with your instructions, I can be very dense sometimes! LOL

Tome -

If you listen to a song on  Youtube, go to the top of the Youtube page and HIGHLIGHT it's URL Address. Then right click on it and select COPY. Now in your email page to (someone), Left Click where you want to add the link. Then Right Click and select PASTE.

Copy & Paste Is a good way to copy something to somewhere else. Never a worry about spelling or format errors.

If I didn't do well here, tell me - and I'll try again.

To make life easier, here is the link to the piece you wanted to send.  Just copy&paste it in the email.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxHnRfhDmrk

Tome, --- You also could Right Click on the vid image posted here. Then select "Copy Video URL". Then Paste it into your email to (whoever).

Hey Rammel, you did good!  I had no trouble following your instructions, and managed to get the link sent. (I bcc'd myself just to make sure that it went through okay, and it did.)  Thank you for your assistance.

Now I feel good. I did something useful today. 

A catchy song I stumbled across years ago. Peter Straker is a Jamaican-British singer and actor. This was released in 1977 in the UK and various other European countries. It hit #15 in The Netherlands and #23 in the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium (for some reason, English-language songs tend to perform better there than in the French-speaking region). It was also co-produced by Freddie Mercury (yes, the famous one).

    OINK you for that ----- E-I-E-I-O.

Marilyne - Can you see this image?

My offering for the day -

That's an interesting mix of songs. I'm curious about the ones I don't recognize?  I'll report back.